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Burdett wins BFL event on Kissimmee River

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Boater James Burdett of Mulberry, Fla., won the Feb. 20 BFL Gator Division event to earn $4,763 plus a Ranger bonus. Angler: James Burdett.
February 20, 2010 • MLF • Archives

Boater James Burdett of Mulberry, Fla., caught a five-bass limit weighing 26 pounds, 14 ounces Saturday to win $4,763 in the BFL Gator Division tournament on the Kissimmee River.

David Crews of Winter Haven, Fla., weighed five bass for 21-9 to take second place and $2,381 in the Boater Division; in third was Steve Boyd of Orlando, Fla., five bass, 20-9, $1,585; fourth place belonged to Dean Harcourt of Palm Bay, Fla., five bass, 19-5, $1,111; and in fifth was Billy Bowen Jr. of Ocala, Fla., five bass, 18-1, $953.

Rounding out the top 10 boaters in the BFL Gator Division event on the Kissimmee River:

6th: Dave Sheffield, Davie, Fla., 16-5, $873

7th: Darrell Cranor, Lakeland, Fla., 15-9, $794

8th: Gary Simpson, Gainesville, Fla., 14-15, $714

9th: Wayne Loring, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., 14-9, $635

10th: Luke Smith, St. Cloud, Fla., 14-7, $556

Calloway winning co-angler

Co-angler Mike Calloway of Titusville, Fla., won the Feb. 20 BFL Gator Division event to earn $2,381.In the Co-angler Division, Mike Calloway of Titusville, Fla., caught a five-bass limit weighing 15 pounds, 2 ounces Saturday to win $2,381.

Rounding out the top 10 co-anglers in the BFL Gator Division event on the Kissimmee River:

2nd: David Bozeman, Ocala, Fla., 13-7, $991

3rd: David Iglesias, Crystal River, Fla., 13-7, $991

4th: Michael Chadwick, La Belle, Fla., 12-12, $556

5th: Ernie Brunetti, Venice, Fla., 11-5, $476

6th: Bruce Bozman, St. Cloud, Fla., 10-5, $437

7th: Ron Buck, Port Saint Lucie, Fla., 10-3, $397

8th: Charles Kilgore, Merritt Island, Fla., 10-2, $357

9th: Luke Campbell, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., 9-15, $318

10th: Christopher Gilbert, Jacksonville, Fla., 9-13, $278

Coming up

The next BFL Gator Division tournament is scheduled for March 13 at Harris Chain in Tavares, Fla. The top 40 anglers and 40 co-anglers from each of the five division tournaments will qualify for the Oct. 21-23 Regional Championship on Lake Seminole in Bainbridge, Ga., where boaters will fish for a new Ranger 198VX powered by a 200-horsepower Evinrude or Yamaha outboard plus a Chevy pickup and co-anglers will fish for a new Ranger 198VX.